Yes,
Attached is the zip folder that contains:
1 ExcelAddin.wixproj - WIX setup project file
2 PreBuildEventsOfWixProject.txt - text file, that contains pre build
event of the setup project (you can find those in project file also)
3 All "*.wxs" and ".xslt" files of the project
Notice that the following files are result of heat.exe work:
RegistryKeysForCOM1.wxs
RegistryKeysForCOM2.wxs
AddinFiles.wxs
And I want to clarify my question once again.
I want to know what is the exact list of things that I have to
do/umplement/unclude in my WIX setup,
in order to deploy VSTO add-in for Excel 2007/2010/2013. And it is important to
add that my add-in is working with external applications(explained in initial
question), since this fact adds a lot to deployment...
You see, if you will tell me to change some "A" in my .wxs file to "B" I will
be happy to deploy the add-in,
but I will probably have problems with making another setup for next version
later. So, I want to understand the "why" part first, and then be able to do
the "how" part.
Many thanks,
Artem
-----Original Message-----
From: Bo Zhang [fabbricadigitale] [mailto:b.zh...@fabbricadigitale.it]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:03
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] R: How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with
COM-visible objects?
Could you share your WiX code instead of VSTO project?
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Verbuk, Artem [mailto:artem.ver...@intel.com]
Inviato: mercoledì 12 marzo 2014 09.18
A: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Oggetto: [WiX-users] How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with
COM-visible objects?
Hi guys,
I really hope to get some help, since I am trying to do something for 3 days
already and I had no luck to accomplish what I need to.
I have a VSTO Excel 2010 add-in created using VSTO template in VS2010. The code
of an add-in is very simple:
public partial class ThisAddIn
{
private IAddinEngine _engine;
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
}
private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
}
private void InternalStartup()
{
Startup += ThisAddIn_Startup;
Shutdown += ThisAddIn_Shutdown;
}
protected override object RequestComAddInAutomationService()
{
return _engine ?? (_engine = new
AddinEngine(Globals.ThisAddIn.Application));
}
}
This add-in project compiles to three files:
Addin.dll
Addin.dll.manifest
Addin.vsto
The IAddinEngine interface and AddinEngine class are defined in another C#
class library project, that is compiled into AddinEngine.dll
The class has the following attributes:
[ComVisible(true),GuidAttribute("B4CF084F-6CBB-4D9B-8220-AE9DB014E944")]
[ProgId("LogManagerExcelAddInEngineProgID")]
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
public class AddinEngine : StandardOleMarshalObject, IAddinEngine {
//implementation of IAddinEngine
}
And the interface defined as follows:
[ComVisible(true)]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
public interface IAddinEngine
{
//some functions that I can call from Winforms application }
I have tried a lot of things according to many forums, but I don't have clear
list of things that I have to do in order to deploy the add-in correctly.
In my WIX setup I do the following:
1) Create registry keys for Excel to find the add-in
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/bb386106(v=vs.100).aspx)
2) Copy all dlls
3) Use regasm.exe to create Addin.reg/AddinEngine.reg file for Addin.dll
and AddinEngine.dll
4) Use heat.exe to harvest those two ".reg" files and create COMObjects.wxs
5) Copy ".tlb" files that I create from Addin.dll and AddinEngine.dll
using regasm.exe .tlb
6) Copy Addin.vsto and Addin.dll.manifest
By the way, I am pretty sure that I take correct files to target machine, and I
am sure that registry keys(that I do create) are correct, since I have working
setup made with VS2010 setup project and I can see what it creates on target
machine. For example, those ".tlb" files, I am not sure that I need to bring
them with my WIX setup, but I do since VS2010 setup does so.
I think I miss some actions/registry keys for COM objects.. I used Orca to see
what VS2010 setup does, and I even decompiled it with dark.exe but the results
I can see contain a lot of junk. And anyway, I need to be able to create my
setup without VS2010 setup, since I want to work in VS2012 and there is no
setup project there.. so I have to understand how to deploy VSTO Excel add-in,
that is callable from external applications , using WIX toolset.
Excuse me if I send this mail to wrong address, I am using WIX mailing list for
the first time.
Excuse me for long question and errors in my English :) And I can provide
additional details if they are required.
Regards,
Artem
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